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Solar salespeople 'misleading' elderly, Indigenous communities, according to consumer report

Solar panels on houses in Melbourne.

Solar panels on houses in Melbourne. Source: AAP

A new report has found unscrupulous door-to-door solar panel sales people are targeting the elderly, Aboriginal communities and those with language difficulties. It's prompted calls for tighter laws to protect consumers who are pressured into signing expensive contracts.


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By Gareth Boreham, MaI Hoa

Source: SBS



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A new report has found unscrupulous door-to-door solar panel sales people are targeting the elderly, Aboriginal communities and those with language difficulties. It's prompted calls for tighter laws to protect consumers who are pressured into signing expensive contracts.



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